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An important goal of Chief Data Officers (CDOs) and data quality efforts is to increase the value of an organization's data. But that increased value makes the data an even more desirable target for cyberattacks, which have become more frequent, sophisticated, and impactful. In addition to the efforts that individual companies have made, the governments worldwide are responding by introducing or proposing new cybersecurity regulations to help protect that data, making security an important aspect of data quality. This study offers a novel perspective on the evolving global cybersecurity regulatory environment. Drawing on a comprehensive comparative analysis of nearly 200 regulatory frameworks from a wide array of international and national jurisdictions, the research identifies a core group of regulatory features that are systematically organized into five principal thematic categories. In particular, this research employs an integrated classification schema and a multidimensional taxonomy to facilitate more precise navigation of the complex regulatory landscape. Using a structured qualitative synthesis approach combining elements of review and cross-jurisdictional mapping, the analysis highlights notable disparities in regional regulatory focus, with Data Privacy, Incident Reporting, and Security by Design standing out as the most recurrent regulatory priorities. A significant outcome of the study is the identification of varying synergy levels between regulatory features, with high integration observed in Data Privacy and Cross-Border Data Transfer, medium synergy in areas such as Incident Reporting and Risk Management, and low synergy between Security by Design and Emerging Technologies. Therefore, by examining how various regulatory features align—or fail to align—across jurisdictions, the study provides critical insights for legislators, regulators, and data quality leaders and researchers. The paper concludes with targeted recommendations to support more consistent, adaptive, and future-resilient cybersecurity governance worldwide to further improve data quality.

Mazviita Chirimuuta has written a timely book that reinvigorates a classic argument against mechanical minds: biological naturalism, the view that consciousness and general intelligence depend upon life. A central commitment of this book is a kind of Kantian humility about the prospects for our knowledge of the brain: it holds that because there is a fundamental difference in kind between silicon-based computational “maps” and the biological “territory” of the brain, no scientific model can provide us with knowledge of the “brain-in-itself.” In this commentary, we flesh out two arguments Chirimuuta offers for biological naturalism. We agree with her that these arguments provide support for biological naturalism, but only if she abandons her Kantian humility about our knowledge of the brain and embraces a more dialectical, Hegelian approach to the relationship between scientific models and their targets.

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: There is an ongoing controversy on the predictive value of the disperse variables involved in cerebral aneurysm rupture. A better understanding of how such variables interact with each other is needed. OBJECTIVES: The initial aim of the study was to propose how exactly, into a hemodynamic model, such morphologic variables might work together to optimize such predictive rupture value. METHODS: We hypothesized, based on previous research, that the aneurysm rupture phenomenon might be related to hemodynamic interference. Hence, we selected the Helmholtz’s resonator equation because its resemblance to aneurysm morphology and that it may also be used on elastic walls. We collected the morphologic data (transverse area of the neck diameter, the length of the neck, the aneurysm height, length, and width radius) from the unique large enough published series ( n = 425) for ruptured ( n = 140) and no ruptured ( n = 285) aneurysms that included all the required variables by the equation on the same sample. Given that the Helmholtz’s equation also requires as an input variable the speed of the pulse wave (PW), we collected these data from the published series that provides this information by age. This proposed arrangement provided the cerebral aneurysm resonance frequency (the hemodynamic vibratory frequency range, in Hertz, where aneurysms might adsorb most of the oscillating PW energy) for ruptured and no ruptured aneurysms (RAs) by age. Hence, at this point, the working hypothesis was to figure out the predictive value for rupture when the aneurysm resonant frequency (maximal vibratory energy absorption) in Hertz equals the PW frequency range of maximal vibratory energy transmission of 225–275 Hz. RESULTS: What we found is that the mean of the resonance frequency values of the RA series almost entirely matches into the PW frequency range of 225–275 Hz (α < 0.016, β = 0.4, and power = 0.6). Interestingly, the mean of the resonance frequency values for the no RA series barely intersects such PW frequency range (α < 0.024, β = 0.4, and power 0.6). In synthesis, we propose a novel multivariate hemodynamic vibratory interference phenomenon for aneurysm rupture that is activated when the PW frequency matches the resonant frequency of a cerebral aneurysm. The results turned out to have a 99.04% of negative predictive value. DISCUSSION: We hope that a better understanding of this phenomenon might preclude superior treatment strategies. This manuscript aims to provide additional predictive value to better detect patients on a crash course with aneurysm rupture. The required input parameters may be swiftly acquired during an individualized assessment. With this model, PW frequency and hemodynamic interference seem to emerge as novel arterial-damaging factors. CONCLUSION: The Specifity of 97.54%, reflects the ability of the model to correctly identify individuals with lower risk of cerebral aneurysm rupture.

The article explores how the radical imaginary of autonomy, along the lines defined by Cornelius Castoriadis 50 years ago, is today revitalized and expanded by the Zapatista practice of autonomy. To understand such a reactivation, it looks at the original Zapatista institution of time. It shows how, through concrete practices and institutions that evoke the slow-pace and spiral shell of the snail, Zapatista autonomy brings about a political temporality that challenges the predominant ‘non-time’ of neoliberal capitalism and infuses the project of autonomy with a radical democratic and indigenous imaginary. Revisiting the radical imaginary in light of the Zapatista ‘time of the snail’ pushes Castoriadis’s analysis further by broadening its scope beyond its original Western ‘germ’. This critical update is not one-sided. Zapatista temporality can be also better understood in terms of Castoriadis’s idea of an autonomous ‘public time’ illuminating their radical aspiration that ‘another world is possible’.

The limited literature on family planning among Asian populations in the United States suggests that this group underutilizes contraception. We examined factors associated with contraceptive use, particularly among South Asians. We used cross-sectional data from the 2013, 2014, and 2016 New York City Community Health Surveys and included women and men aged 18-44 years who engaged in sexual activity with a member of a different sex in the last year and did not intend to get pregnant, were not/partner was not pregnant, and could/partner could get pregnant (N = 7101). We conducted bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions with backward elimination to estimate the association between sociodemographic, behavioral, and health care-related factors with the use of any contraceptive at the last sexual encounter. The primary analysis included race as a key independent variable and the secondary analysis was restricted only to South Asians (n = 189). Two thirds of South Asians (67%) used a contraceptive at last sexual encounter. After full adjustment, compared to South Asians, other Asians showed a higher likelihood of using contraception (aOR 1.54; 95% CI: 1.05, 2.26). In the secondary analysis of South Asians, those who were married/living together (aOR 0.19; 95% CI: 0.08, 0.45) or divorced/separated/widowed (aOR 0.14; 95% CI: 0.03, 0.68) showed a lower likelihood of using any contraception compared to those who were never married. Researchers need to conduct additional research to better understand contraceptive behavior among South Asians and identify if/what optimal interventions will increase access and help meet and support their reproductive goals and autonomy.

ABSTRACTObjectiveThis systematic review and meta‐analysis assessed the Friends and Family Interview (FFI) as a tool for measuring attachment in middle childhood and adolescence.MethodsA comprehensive search was conducted following PRISMA guidelines across Scopus, Web of Sciences, PsycINFO and PubMed, covering literature from 2004 to 2024. Out of 3000 screened records, 52 studies were selected for narrative synthesis and 32 for meta‐analysis. Data extraction used a structured coding protocol and quality was assessed with the Newcastle‐Ottawa Scale.ResultsThe meta‐analysis included 2867 participants, revealing significant study heterogeneity. At‐risk samples (k = 13, n = 598) had a higher prevalence of insecure attachment compared to community samples (k = 11, n = 1080). Clinical samples (three, all with anxiety disorders) mostly showed secure classifications. Cultural differences in attachment were observed between European and Northern American or Latin samples. Attachment disorganization scores correlated positively and significantly with internalizing and thought symptoms, while scores for Security, Insecure‐Dismissing, Coherence, Secure Base/Safe Haven mother and father scores were associated to verbal IQ, with moderating effects of (older) age, (female) gender and sample risk.ConclusionsThe FFI shows potential as an attachment assessment tool, but issues like study heterogeneity and cultural bias require further research to improve its applicability across diverse populations.